Todd-Wadena Electric accepting bids for new headquarters

14 Feb 2020


With a potential new headquarters, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative could be breaking ground this year. The proposed new headquarters would be built on TWEC’s current property, beginning with open land to the west before demoing the current structure. The garages in the back will stay as they are.

TWEC’s board of directors has been preparing for this decision since 2012 by gathering information from employees and board members as well as experts who analyzed the building, made blueprints and gave cost estimates. Due to the current building being constructed in 1949, the board weighed remodeling versus building new but decided the possible option is rebuilding for cost efficiencies and quality, according to TWEC member service manager Allison Uselman.

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